New York Times (blog) | After Protests, Forums Sprout in Turkey's Parks New York Times (blog) Turkey's opposition parties are widely viewed as ineffectual, and in the absence of credible institutional opposition, the largely youthful demonstrators have taken to what they call “people's forums” to create a different platform for dissent. The ... Turkey protesters clash with police near Taksim Square Egypt should be salutary lesson to Turkey: Iran lawmaker Taking the next step in Turkey |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Probes Financial Markets Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkey's financial markets, hit back-to-back by a global selloff in developing economies and the biggest antigovernment protests in a decade, are in the grip of an investigation that threatens faith in the country's capital markets ... |
Is Turkey in Europe? National Review Online (blog) As commonly understood, Europe ends at the Bosporus and, thus defined, the Republic of Turkey clearly includes European territory. But had history turned out a bit differently, Morocco rather than Great Britain could have held Gibraltar these past ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's stance on Egypt coup 'shows its democratic maturity' Hurriyet Daily News The fact that all Turkey's political parties have criticized the military coup in Egypt is a strong indicator of the country's democratic maturity, according to an academic expert. 'This tells us that if something similar happened here, it wouldn't be ... Turkey's democratic maturity shown by reaction to Egypt coup Turkey issues travel warning for Egypt Turkey warns nationals to avoid road trip in Egypt |
Talking turkey: Norton Shores residents are divided on whether birds are trouble Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com The DNR in early March tried to trap Norton Shores turkeys and transfer them to rural Lake County north of Baldwin. But the main point of that transfer – which netted only six hens – was not so much to remove nuisance birds from Norton Shores as much ... |
Thailand, Turkey to study FTA, says PM The Nation Both Thailand and Turkey agreed to conduct a joint feasibility study on free-trade arrangements between the two countries, the PM said in her weekly programme "Yingluck Government Meets the People" on Saturday. Her trip to Poland and Turkey, which ... |
Press TV | Majority of Finns oppose Turkey EU bid: Poll Press TV The survey, conducted by Think If Laboratories Oy of Finland on 1,760 Finns, indicated that 68 percent of the respondents were against Turkey's EU membership, Finnish TV channel MTV3 reported on Saturday. Turkey has been seeking to gain accession to ... Finns welcome Iceland into EU – but not Turkey Majority of Finns oppose Turkey's EU membership: survey |
CBC.ca | Egypt's 'dangerous precedent' and Turkey's history of coups CBC.ca When a military topples a democratically elected government, what does history teach us about a return to democracy in the immediate aftermath? "Early presidential elections shall take place" is the promise in Egypt, but historic examples of a hasty ... Morsi ouster in Egypt dents Turkey role model claims Egypt's today is the Turkey of yesterday… hopefully Egypt and Turkey: Democracy in Trouble |
Daily Mail | School dinners are healthier than 'sandwiches, crisps and fizzy drinks' Daily Mail ... two government advisers say. The co-founders of restaurant chain Leon have spent a year visiting more than 60 schools in the UK and say school dinners are 'miles better' than when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver began his war on Turkey Twizzlers in 2005. |
The Times of Israel | Netanyahu shouldn't have apologized to Turkey, most Israelis say The Times of Israel A majority of Israelis think the country's recent decision to apologize to Turkey over the deaths of nine activists aboard a blockade-busting ship to Gaza in 2010 was misguided, a poll released Sunday found. The poll, released by the Begin-Sadat Center ... |